Joseph Jessie S. Oñate is an Assistant Professor IV and the Head of the AI Research Center for Community Development at Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC). He earned his Master of Science in Computer Science degree from Ateneo de Naga University and is currently pursuing further academic and research endeavors in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

He serves as a project leader and researcher in several externally funded initiatives, including the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) Institutional Development Program project titled “Establishment of AI Research Center for Community Development,” with a total funding of Php 5 million.

Mr. Oñate has authored and presented research papers in Scopus- and Web of Science (WoS)-indexed journals and conferences. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Remote Sensing, Data Science, and Data Visualization. Through his research and extension work, he actively promotes the application of emerging technologies to address community and societal challenges.